Finland granted licence for world's first permanent nuclear waste repository

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• Finland is building the world’s first permanent repository for radioactive spent nuclear fuel.
• The facility has received an operating licence from the Finnish government.
• Construction on the site began 22 years ago.
• The repository is being developed by the waste management company Posiva.
• Finland is the first country to licence such a facility, though other nations are building similar facilities.